How to be conformed into the image of Christ
So if you are a Christian, this topic should interest you. How much? More than your "dreams." More than raising your family. More than your career. More than anything and anyone in your life - this should be your main purpose in life. Oh to be sure, He uses all of the above-mentioned parts of life. But how? It is a process. There are no "three easy steps" that I know of to get this done. But there are ways of being - attitudes - that help the process along. Christ does the work in us. But if we don't let Him or cooperate with Him or obey Him in everything - yes, everything - then we will not be conformed into His image the way He has in mind for us. For me, it's always in the hard times. The trials and tests of life have a way of whittling away the sharp edges in our souls. This hurts. I mean if a slab of marble could feel when the sculptor chisels away at it, I don't think it would be enjoying it! I believe it is such a painful process for